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Originally Posted by cometcatcher
You're gonna hate me but I kinda like the first one best. In the last version the Lagoon region lacks detail, looks smokey and is washed out compared to the first.
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this is where the LocalHistogramEqualization process is your friend (try contrast Limit of 2-5, Amount of 0.1-0.2). Then Curve adjustment to restore some colour saturation.
Here's my quick edit using Rex's third version.
[edit: looking at this again on a different screen and I've probably overcooked this a little for some tastes. working with just the lowres jpeg doesn't help. still, it gives an example as to the different aspects of the image data you can focus on]